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Twentieth Century Drifter
During his three decades as a country music performer, Marty Robbins (1925-1982) placed 94 songs on Billboard's country music charts, with sixteen number-one hits. In addition to two Grammy awards, he was also honored with the Man of the Decade Award from the Academy of Country Music in 1970. His Hawaiian songs, rockabilly hits, teen-angst ballads, pop standards, and country & western classics showcased his exceptional versatility. Yet even with fame and fortune, Robbins always yearned for more. Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is the first biography of this legendary country music artist and NASCAR driver._x000B__x000B_Drawing from personal interviews and in-depth research, biographer Diane Diekman explains how Robbins saw himself as a drifter, a man always searching for self-fulfillment and inner peace. Born Martin David Robinson to a hardworking mother and an abusive alcoholic father, he never fully escaped the insecurities burned into him by a poverty-stricken nomadic childhood in the Arizona desert. As Diekman describes, he spent his early teens in trouble with the law and worked an assortment of short-term jobs after serving in combat in World War II. _x000B__x000B_In 1947 he got his first gig as a singer and guitar player. Too nervous to talk, the shy young man walked onstage singing. Soon he changed his name to Marty Robbins, cultivated his magnetic stage presence, and established himself as an entertainer, songwriter, and successful NASCAR driver. As NASCAR's Bobby Allison said, \"He started out being a singer driving a race car, but he became a race car driver who could sing.\"_x000B__x000B_For fans of Robbins, NASCAR, and classic country music, Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is a revealing portrait of this well-loved, restless entertainer, a private man who kept those who loved him at a distance.
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Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick zooms around the track in NASCAR's fastest races. But Patrick has branched out to more than just racing. Read all about her rise to fame, her successes on and off the track, and much more.
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MoneyWatch Report
The family that owns the company that makes OxyContin is calling a Massachusetts' lawsuit false and misleading. This is the Sackler family's first court response to allegations that individual family members helped fuel the deadly opioid epidemic. Attorneys for the Sackler family say the claims must be dismissed. Massachusetts was among the first state government to sue the family as well as the company last year.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
This title introduces readers to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Jr. won NASCAR's biggest race, the Daytona 500, in 2004. Then he did it again in 2014.
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Umbrella Mike: The True Story of the Chicago Gangster behind the Indy 500
Yates, Brock. Umbrella Mike: The True Story of the Chicago Gangster behind the Indy 500. July 2006. 224p. illus. Thunder's Mouth, $24.95 (1-56025-776-8). 796.72.
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Speed duel : the inside story of the land speed record in the sixties
Looks at the rivalry between Craig Breedlove and Art Arfons as they aspired to set new land speed records during the 1960s.
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